The Irish standard., 1887-10-01
Religious Notes.

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A new Catholic college will shortly
raise it's walls in St. Helena. Napa
County, Cal.
Father Rosen, of Lead City, Dakota,
is in st. Louis on a visit to his aunt,
Mrs. Williams.
Rev. Father Fenwick, parish priest at
Carroll, Carroll county, Iowa, is re-
ported to be Quite i'll.
A monk who resided in Moscow In
the fifteenth century could repeat the
whole of the New Testament.
Pierre citizens are offering to donate
funds to secure the Episcopal see of the
Catholic diocese of Soush Dakota.
A collection for the Holy Father was
taken up in all the churches of Daven.
port diocese week ago last Sunday.
Gov. Ross. of New Mexico, in his
annual report says the Catholics of the
territory support fifteen parish schools.
Last Saturday was the eighteenth an.
niversary of the election of the late
Right Rev. P. J. Baltes, Bishop of AL
ton, Ill.
The French Canadian Catholics of
Bowenville, Fall River, have asked
Bishop Harkins to allow them to build
church of their own.
A new parish has been established in
East Sioux City and another is being
formed on the west side, giving Sioux
City four Catholic parishes.
A league has been established in
Germany for the purpose of preventing
the circulation of pernicious literature.
The founder is the Rev. Father
Hacker.
The Catholic church and St. Joseph's
Academy at Henderson, Mimi, burned
last week. The buildings are total
loss, amounting to $4,000; insurance,
$4,000.
Bishop Cosgrove has appointed Rev.
Father Fedler, of Bauer, pastor at Har-
per, Iowa, made vacant by the removal
of Rev. Father Kern 10 St. Mary's
Church, Fort Madison.
The Dominican Sisters have taken
charge of the parochial school in Boon
ton, N. J. Rev. Father Poels. rector of
the parish, has lately built handsome
residence for the Sisters.
It is now confidently expected that
during the next year or two the diocese
of Dubuque will be divided and a
bishop appointed for the western half
with Sioux City as the see city of the
new diocese.
The first of a series of articles on Uni
versity Education will appear in the
November number of the Catholic
World. They will be written by Right
Rev. John j. Keane. Bishop of Rich
mond and Rector of the new Catholic
University.
The Catholics in France are prepar-
ing to give His Holiness, Leo Kill, Il
magnificent testimonial on the occa-
sion of his jubileein December. A num-
ber of the rich nobility have taken the
matter in hand, and subscriptions are
pouring in rapidly.
The Holy Father has determined that
during the great influx of pilgrims that
will come to Rome for the celebration
of the Jubilee, he will from time to
time celebrate Mass in St. Peters, so
that all may assist and have the happi
ness of seeing him.
The number of Catholic Indians in
Manitoba is about $1,000. Bishop
.Grandin, who has been missionary
many years in that bleak country. is
assisted in his apostolic lab rs by IS
priests and % lay brothers, all members
of the Congregation of Oblates Of Mary
Immaculate.
The Catholic Total Abstinence
Union, the largest Catholic Qrganiza-
ton on this continent, is steadily in
creasing. From a late report of the
secretary we see that the Union com
prises seven hundred and 6fty-seven
subordinate branches with member
ship of ffty-one thousand.
The North German Gazette, referring
to the statements made at the Treves
Congress. denies that DR.. Windthorst
and the central party were instrumental
in ending the culturkampf. To the
Pope alone belongs the merit of having
gained such victory for the Church
Herr Windthorst did his utmost to
perpetuate the culturkampf.
The Central Congress of Catholic
Committees in Italy, sitting at Rome,
has addressed circular letter to the
press and to all local committees. urg-
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